Examples of border in a Sentence

Noun

He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border.
They live just beyond the western border of the park.
the border of the Sahara
The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border.
a broad red border on each plate
He planted pansies in the border.

Verb

Their property borders the park.
Tall trees border the avenue.
Two rivers border the city.

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